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in our custody order it states that my ex is reponsible for transporting child to and from visit. We live in az and he lives in iowa. We were told that it was door to door, so should he pay me for gas or a shuttle to get my son to the airport to his flight, and if not can i refuse to send my child
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If the court order does not specify the costs to travel to the airport: In many long distance cases, you would pay these if you are a reasonable distance from the airport. If you are driving a longer distance, such as from Prescott or Flagstaff to Phoenix' Sky Harbor, then I think requesting reimbursement for costs may be appropriate. This would especially be so if the flight is at a time that an overnight stay near the airport is reasonably necessary. Before you refuse to send the child, you want to be able to show the Court and the other parent that you followed the order to all extents possible and made reasonable attempts to find a solution for any part of the travel that has caused the dispute. (Emails would be helpful in this instance.)
Marie Splees ZawtockiAttorney at LawMesa, Arizona
Answered on Jul 10th, 2015 at 12:00 PM